Fighting Poverty is About How, Not How Much?
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations last month, the focus needs to be on how to invest in development - not just how much.That's the view of Kathy Calvin from the United Nations Foundation and R. Venkataramanan from Tata Trusts. Many of today's challenges are too complex and big for government or business alone to solve. Public-private partnerships will play a key role in driving progress on the new global development agenda. Clean cookstoves play a role. #Cookstoves2015
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Africa:
'How?' - Not 'How Much?' to Fight Poverty
allAfrica, 27 October 2015
World leaders gathered at the United Nations last month to adopt a new set of global development goals that aim to end extreme poverty, promote inclusive economic growth, and… Read more »
A third of the urban population and the vast majority of the rural poor using solid fuels to cook their daily meals over open fires or inefficient stoves.